Flintoff and Redknapp set for Slaley Hall

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The De Vere Club PGA Seniors Championship is next week set to provide another fantastic showcase of golf in the North-East, with De Vere Club members Freddie Flintoff and Harry Redknapp joining some of the most decorated names in golf to launch the European Senior Tours flagship event.

The pair will be joined by some headline professionals from the championship field, including Ryder Cup legends Sam Torrance, Ian Woosnam, and Mark James, former Masters and Open champion Sandy Lyle, 1990 USPGA Champion Wayne Grady as well as some of their well-known cricket and football colleagues to play in a matchplay pro-am teeing off on Wednesday 8th June.

Both team captains, Cricket legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff and Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp, joined De Vere’s pioneering flexible golf membership in March and will captain teams in the inaugural ‘Freddie’s Cricketers v. Harry’s Footballers: Bat and Ball Challenge’.

The Ryder Cup pro-am format will see one footballer joined by a professional to compete against a pairing of a cricketer and professional, with the likes of Darren Gough, Paul Collingwood, Steve Harmison, Jamie Redknapp and Peter Beardsley expected to attend.

“The PGA Seniors title is one of the most prestigious in the European Senior Tour calendar, and we’re delighted to welcome such a strong field to Slaley Hall for this years’ event,” commented Daniel Hodson, Director of Golf, Leisure and Spa for De Vere.

“The addition of the De Vere Club as title sponsor will give this year’s event a fantastic, relaxed atmosphere and with Freddie Flintoff and Harry Redknapp competing alongside their friends and the stars of the Senior Tour, we’re looking forward to a week of entertainment as well as quality golf!”

The De Vere Club PGA Seniors Championship takes place on June 9-12 over the stunning Dave Thomas designed Hunting course at Slaley Hall.

Spectators are welcome throughout the week of the tournament, with tickets available to download for free from www.devere.co.uk/our-locations/slaley-hall/golf/pga-seniors.html

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